v Sunderland (h) 18/10/2022

[rigger]

9 minutes ago, Irish_Rover said:

Main striker out? Who is ol' Tone going  to play as right wing back now!

Obviously not the right back as he is planning to deploy him as the false nine in another move straight out of the Pep playbook! 😀

My fear is that he may play his players in their correct positions.

[chaddyrovers]

4 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

But we scored only two, and one of those chances fell to Brittain who isn't someone who scores goals and indeed failed to put away a very presentable opportunity. The squad is not balanced well to play 532 and it would put into further question the money spent on Szmodics if we played a formation that didn't include a position for him

But created some very good chances. That is important here to what I was saying. 

I agree isn't set up for 5-3-2 but we have options to play 3 different formations now and I think today game we need to control midfield to win the game. I still prefer us to play 4-2-3-1 myself 

[tomphil]

Their strikers are out and they are saying they like TM using two wide forwards and a false night to cover for this.

Think they better get used to it.

Wouldn't be surprised if he puts one over us tonight though he gets a few good counter attacking systems churning out the odd good result away from from home. 

Just never liked doing it often enough here.

[J*B]

No Dack in the squad at all. It’s finally over…

[roversfan99]

Another team picked out of a hat it seems, lets hope it works. 

No Dack in the squad with Vale and Dolan as the attacking subs is a joke.

[Exiled_Rover]

Hedges at LWB do we think?

[superniko]

Bigger Tombola than the last fella!
I just don’t get it (I’ll wait for the pelters when we go top 2 tonight)

Edit: Surely our midfield isn’t going to be overrun by Corry bloody Evans 

Edited October 18, 2022 by superniko

[Andy]

Pleased to see Garrett get his chance.

Hedges at LWB is interesting, but happy to see it in action before I pass any judgement.

[joey_big_nose]

Back to 343 wtf? Maybe Szmodics will play deeper than he has in the past?

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, superniko said:

Bigger Tombola than the last fella!
I just don’t get it (I’ll wait for the pelters when we go top 2 tonight)

Edit: Surely our midfield isn’t going to be overrun by Corry bloody Evans 

How so?

Again sticking to a formation that has worked - the only real question mark being Hedges ahead of Mola / Edun at LWB, but I guess he thinks we'll be on the front foot tonight so wants a ball player there.

[BigBar]

Hmmmmm not convinced by that team at all but still should be getting the win. JDT still a massive concern for me. No consistency at all either in team selection, team performance or results. 

This "look at the table" stuff is nonsense it's a weak league and a very fragile position.

[davulsukur]

10 minutes ago, J*B said:

No Dack in the squad at all. It’s finally over…

Vale and Dolan on the bench before Dack.

Absolute scandal. 

[islander200]

Disappointed that A Wharton has been benched and Dack not being in the squad

[J*B]

2 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Vale and Dolan on the bench before Dack.

Absolute scandal. 

I’m calling an official period of mourning. Put the forum back into black and white tech team. 

[RTM08]

Can someone explain how this squad is ever going to get any consistency when we mess around with formations and personnel this much?

I can't even make sense of why some of these changes have even been made.

[davulsukur]

Could be wrong but aren't Morton and Garrett very similar in playing style? 

Szmodics needs a good game, if not, questions about Dack's omission will only intensify 

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, RTM08 said:

Can someone explain how this squad is ever going to get any consistency when we mess around with formations and personnel this much?

I can't even make sense of why some of these changes have even been made.

Well he's dropped Wharton and Phillips because they're young players who who he doesn't think can play 90 minutes at this level yet - especially not 3 days after the last match.

Travis is suspended and Pickering is injured.

[JacknOry]

How many positions is Hedges going to play this season? Why is Dack not even making the bench? I would have kept Wharton in the midfield instead of bringing in Smozzie. 

Edited October 18, 2022 by JacknOry

[oldjamfan1]

Apart from Sammie playing ahead of A Wharton, this is pretty much the team I would have picked tonight (Pickering being injured might be a blessing).

I agree that no Dack in the squad is daft, unless he’s injured. 
 

Garrett and Morton should run rings round Corry Evans.

3-1 to the Rovers 💙🤍❤️

[Silas]

Is it perhaps a lifestyle thing with Dack.

Is he still doing the TV stuff with his missus? Maybe JDT doesn't approve.

I don't get it. The style of play/pressing argument doesn't sell to me, because even if that was true, you still keep a player like Dack on the bench just to chuck on if desperate in the last 10 mins.

[Andy]

1 minute ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Pickering being injured might be a blessing.

Really?

Second half of Boro aside, he's been one of our best players over the last couple of months.

Seems to have got up to speed and he's been playing well.

[BigBar]

JDTs methods don't point to a man who is figuring things out and showing signs of promise, they look to me like a man who hasn't a clue and is plucking teams out of thin area. The ultimate Russian roulette way of going about things. Bizarre.

Lads in the team, then out the squad, then on the bench, then with the under 21s, then starting, then subbed off. Play one game, miss the next. Play up front, play right back. Get a grip of yourself. I'm all for a bit of creativity and thinking outside the box but this is getting worse!

[BigBar]

1 minute ago, Andy said:

Really?

Second half of Boro aside, he's been one of our best players over the last couple of months.

Seems to have got up to speed and he's been playing well.

Do you mean one of our worst?

[rigger]

I quite like the team, if it is played as 3 center-halves, two wing backs three central midfielders and two central forwards.

[roverandout]

Why keep dropping Wharton when he makes the difference